Dennis Cooper Gets Personal
In an interview, the novelist discusses autofiction, the teenage boyfriend who inspired his George Miles Cycle, and his latest book
Staff Picks
This week, don’t miss a candid memoir by the founder of Rolling Stone, design insight from a leading architect, and an ode to New York’s reservoirs
Lashana Lynch
The actress, who has played an Olympic athlete, a James Bond spy, and now a 19th-century warrior, credits her upbringing for her resilience
Into the Wild
A charming new coffee-table book and upcoming exhibition celebrate the stories and illustrations of Maurice Sendak, of Where the Wild Things Are
Open House
The James Rose Center, a modernist home in New Jersey, hosts an exhibition of art and furniture that align with the architecture’s Zen ethos
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
Whether one spent time with her in person or knew her only through her portraits, her warmth was always present
Love and War
Advise & Consent is rightly remembered as a classic Washington movie. It was also an important—if complicated—moment in gay history
The Nazis’ Most Formidable P.O.W. Camp
Ben Macintyre, author of a new book on epic escapes from the German stronghold Colditz, discusses everything from Truman Capote to dream dinner-party guests
Ancient History
From operas on Nixon, Klinghoffer, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and women of the Gold Rush, John Adams progresses to Shakespeare
The State of Their Union
While the “bromance” between Barack Obama and Joe Biden has dominated headlines, the unseen tensions between the two have shaped politics
Staff Picks
Don’t miss Andy Borowitz’s account of America’s dumbest politicians; a hefty history of pop music; and the story of building Lincoln Center
To Catch a Con
Rogue Agent dramatized one of the strangest criminal cases in recent British history. Its release helped lead to an international manhunt
Senses and Sensibility
From Beethoven to Bach, Handel to Homer, so many of the greats throughout history lacked the precise faculty their art required. What does it all mean?
When Menus Were the Main Event …
A delicious new book offers a visual history of menu design from 1800 to the present
Murder, They Wrote
This month in mystery books, sequels improve on their predecessors—plus a locked-room puzzle from John Dickson Carr, as thrilling now as when it was first published, in 1944
Some Strings Attached
The little-known story of a wartime British ambassador who appeased Adolf Hitler but saw the error of his ways
